Breastfeeding problems associated with infants’ Tongue- and Lip-Ties manifest themselves through infants’ failure to thrive and include, but are not limited to: inability for baby’s lips, mouth and tongue to properly latch on mother’s breast; inability to stimulate milk production through vigorous nursing, resulting in low milk supply; improper tongue mobility may prevent babies from clearing milk from their mouth; painful nursing, colic, reflux, speech difficulties; sleep deprivation for mother and infant due to frequent feedings; etc. Together with lactation consultants, oral surgeons and dentists have a role in both explaining the myths about lip- and tongue-ties but also about the safety and efficacy of proper diagnosis and timely treatment using the best modern methods and tools, such as soft-tissue dental lasers.

Schedule

Friday, May 26th

9:00am – 10:00am

Noon – 2:00pm

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Saturday, May 27th

9:00am – 10:00am

Noon – 2:00pm

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Sunday, May 28th

10:00am – Noon

Location

About Dr. Kaplan

Dr. Kaplan has been a pediatric dentist at Kid Care Dental in Stoughton, MA since 1977. Dr. Kaplan is very passionate about educating health professionals and the public about this health problem that has a simple solution and is often overlooked. He is a developer of a continuing education class on Infant Laser Frenectomies at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, with attendees from across the globe. He also coauthored the brand new 2017 textbook titled “Color Atlas of Infant Tongue-Tie and Lip-Tie Laser Frenectomy.”